Tonight, a tractor trailer changing lanes on I-285 west, near Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, struck a Nissan, sending it into a highway guard rail. After hitting the guardrail, the vehicle was then struck by the cab of another tractor-trailer. Newlywed Danielle Holly, 21, was was killed at the scene.…
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Douglasville toddler killed by Indiana trucker on I-75
The infant child of a young couple from Douglasville, my hometown, has died of injuries sustained when a tractor trailer ran over their car from the rear on I-75 near Windy Hill Road last Saturday night. The truck driver, Henry Lipps, 59, from Indiana, has been charged with following too…
Rainy day brings 3 tractor trailer wrecks on Atlanta expressways
Monday was a rainy day here, and in the rain there were at least three tractor trailer wrecks on the Atlanta expressways. The worst was on I-285 Northbound just above I-20 West, as a tractor trailer overturned after colliding with at least one other vehicle. One of the basic rules…
Tractor trailer driver from Texas arrested for death of woman on I-285
As Georgia trucking lawyer who has lived in Sandy Springs for 26 years, I was saddened to hear recently that a woman was killed when she was hit by a 18 wheeler on I-285 near Riverwood High School where my son had his glory days in high school football. Rosario…
Ice cream truck driver injured in collision with 18 wheeler
The driver of an Atlanta ice cream truck was seriously injured this morning when a tractor trailer pulled out in front of him. According to a report by Chip Towers in the AJC, a tractor trailer on Camp Creek Parkway turned left on a green light, but without a green…
How insurance adjusters lull you into complacency in order to take advantage of you
When you or a loved one have been badly hurt in a catastrophic trucking accident, you may expect someone from the trucking company or its insurer to try to lull you into complacency. The objective is to avoid paying the value of the case, which they recognize is substantial. The…
Tractor trailer wreck on I-85 Georgia due to bad tire
This morning on I-85 near Newnan, Georgia, a tractor trailer wrecked due to a blown tire. A 72-year-old trucker driving a 1996 International 4000 tractor-trailer crashed when a right tire reportedly blew on the vehicle, causing him to lose control and strike a guardrail. Fortunately, no injuries were reported. It…
Big rig and snow removal truck crash in NH reminds me of my first trucking case in GA
A truck wreck in New Hampshire sounds similar to the the first interstate trucking personal injury case I handled as a “puppy lawyer” about 25 years ago, before I learned the basics of anything as fundamental as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. In the New Hampshire accident this morning,…